Tuesday, June 04, 2013

tour time

I have been toying with some road trip ideas for the summer. A cruise in the new Escape to escape the heat of Melaque. Melaque -- where vegetables can steam to table-ready within an afternoon on the kitchen counter.

But I know I will not get to every place I would like to see this year. That is where my buddies Ruth and Dan come into play.

You have met them already. They run Mex-ECO Tours here in Melaque. It was through their tours that I was introduced to Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Morelia, Pátzcuaro, Mexico City, Copper Canyon, and Chiapas over the past three years.

I am not a big fan of bus tours, but Mex-ECO makes the most of the method. The stops are always interesting. The tour guides are well-read and always maintain an appropriate narrative. The hotels are first rate.

Bus tours are designed to be the Whitman's Sampler of travel. A good introduction to places worthy of future visits. As a result of my bus tour visits, I have returned to the highlands during the past two summers, for longer stays.

Which tours I will take this coming season, I am not certain. Most likely Oaxaca, Yucatán, and Tapalpa. Maybe more. Maybe less. But there is time to settle on my choices.